Civil Engineer Salary in Georgia
Median annual pay in Georgia
$84,240
$40.50/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Georgia
$87,483
Regional Price Parity: 96.293 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($100,840): −$16,600 (−16.5%)
Georgia ranks 51st of 51 states by median pay, and 50th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $62,850 | $30.22 |
| 25th percentile | $75,090 | $36.10 |
| Median | $84,240 | $40.50 |
| 75th percentile | $114,380 | $54.99 |
| 90th percentile | $153,690 | $73.89 |
Employment
- Employment in Georgia
- 9,400
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Georgia
- $84,240
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $100,840
- Difference
- −$16,600 (−16.5%)
Cost of living
$84,240 ÷ 96.293 × 100 = $87,483
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | ||
| 49th | $86,930 | $97,132 39th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 50th | $85,020 | $97,795 36th |
| Georgia This page | ||
| 51st | $84,240 | $87,483 50th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.4%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Transportation Engineers
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Civil Engineers; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Civil Engineer salary in nearby places
- Civil Engineer salary in Alabama
$99,010/year Alabama
- Civil Engineer salary in Florida
$98,570/year Florida
- Civil Engineer salary in North Carolina
$100,730/year North Carolina
- Civil Engineer salary in South Carolina
$101,600/year South Carolina
- Civil Engineer salary in Tennessee
$95,910/year Tennessee
- Civil Engineer salary in the U.S.
$100,840/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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